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scatterplot

scatterplot

1 4.4
A graph that shows how two things are related using dots
  • noun
  • /ˈskætərˌplɑt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : diagrama de dispersión
  • For both groups, the shapes of distributions and pairwise linearity were assessed using scatterplots and were found to be satisfactory.
  • bivariate scatterplot
  • Figure scatterplot
  • inspection of the scatterplot

Examples

  • The scatterplot of the total posttest scores suggested a linear relationship between total posttest scores and the adjusted PPVT-4 scores.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Figure 5 presents a scatterplot and trendline of these 13 analytical targets and conservation assessment results.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The low-predictability scatterplot is clearly more dispersed.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The scatterplots displayed in the interfaces were probably important to the users in choosing between the DA features.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The high-predictability scatterplot resembles the classic textbook example of a data set ideal for building a regression model.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Figure 1. Scatterplot of phoneme awareness and silent reading fluency (total fixation time).

    Academic text (2013)

  • Figure 5 is a scatterplot of bandwidth plotted against inferred buffer capacity, each point representing a single Netalyzr test session.

    Academic text (2012)

  • A scatterplot of LM IQs with the SB4 composite scores identified very few outliers.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The scatterplot clearly illustrated the relationship between study hours and exam scores.

  • In the science class, we created a scatterplot to examine how temperature affects the rate of a chemical reaction.

Synonyms

graph
vsscatterplot
131 2.8

A diagram that shows data using lines, bars, or dots

uses dots specifically to show two variable relationships rather than other forms
plot
vsscatterplot
36 3.6

A graph that shows how numbers change over time

focuses only on two variables and represents them with dots
scattergram
vsscatterplot
  • Specialized
5.8

A graph that shows dots for two sets of numbers and how they relate

means the same but uses a different term or spelling

Surface Forms

scatterplot singular
scatterplots plural

Morphology

scatterplot = scatter + plot (transparent) = scatter + plot

The meaning is a straightforward compound of 'scatter' (to disperse) and 'plot' (a graph), so learners can derive it from the parts.

Etymology

The word scatterplot combines scatter ('to throw or spread in different directions') and plot ('a small drawing or map where you mark points'). Think of scattering seeds across a small plot of land—each dot on the graph is like a seed, so a scatterplot is a graph that shows many dots and the relationship between two things.